This document discusses the nature, aims, and objectives of teaching science. It defines science as a systematic body of knowledge involving various subjects and fields that is organized through common sense and the interpretation of natural phenomena. The document outlines 6 lessons that will be covered, including defining science, its interdisciplinary approach, aims and objectives of teaching science, Bloom's taxonomy, and aims at different educational levels. The goals are to describe the meaning and nature of science, explain its interdisciplinary nature, discuss aims and objectives of teaching science, and explain Bloom's taxonomy and how objectives are defined in cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.

1. NATURE, AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING
SCIENCE

2. • Lesson 1 Definition, Nature, & Scope of Science
• Lesson 2 Inter-Disciplinary Approach
• Lesson 3 Aims and Objectives of Teaching Science
• Lesson 4 Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
• Lesson 5 Bloom’s Taxonomy (Cognitive, Affective, and
Psycho-motor Domain)
• Lesson 6 Aims of Teaching Science at Different levels
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3. Science, derived from the Latin word "scientia," is a systematic body
of knowledge that encompasses various subjects and fields of life.
It is organized common sense and an interpretation of natural
phenomena. Science and technology play a crucial role in our
social and cultural lives, governing various activities and enabling
humans to gain supremacy over nature. Modern civilization is a
scientific civilization, embracing the scientific environment and
integrating it into our lives. Science is both the body of knowledge
and the process of acquiring it, resulting from a cumulative series
of empirical observations that shape concepts and theories.

4. Learning Outcomes
1. give the meaning of science;
2. describe the nature and scope of science.
3. give details about the inter disciplinary approach of the nature of science and
its advantages.
4. discuss the aims and objectives of teaching science.
5. explain the Blooms Taxonomy.
6. state objectives in cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains.
7. deliberate the aims of teaching science at different levels.

5. "Science is universal and so can be its benefits. Its material benefits are
immense and far-reaching industrialization of agriculture and release of
nuclear energy, to mention two examples-but even more profound is its
contribution to culture" - Kothari Commission.
In simple words, science is the investigation and interpretation of
natural phenomena which occur in our daily life. Some of the definitions of
science are as follows:
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8. The diagram shows that products (concepts, facts ctc,) are derived
from process (observation and experimentation) and that these products
lea d to further process. Thus, science is a continuous search for new
knowledge through continuous inquiry. Thus we can summarize the above
relationships by saying that “ Science is both a body of knowledge
(Product) and method of inquiry (Process)”. It is one of the specialized
characteristics of science
The process of searching scientific knowledge can be explained
as follows:

9. 2.1 THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

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